


Escalating Conflict: Israel Launches Major Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities
Israel has initiated a significant military operation against Iran, targeting nuclear sites and military leaders, prompting retaliatory missile strikes from Iran and escalating regional tensions.

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Overview
- Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, targeting over 100 Iranian military and nuclear sites, resulting in the deaths of top Iranian officials.
- In retaliation, Iran launched over 100 missiles towards Israel, causing casualties and damage, with many intercepted by Israeli defenses.
- The U.S. military is assisting Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed U.S. non-involvement in the strikes.
- Iran's Supreme Leader warned of severe consequences for Israel, escalating tensions as both nations prepare for further conflict.
- Global leaders express concern over the potential for a wider regional war, with calls for de-escalation amid ongoing military actions.
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Emphasizes Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei's warning of severe punishment for Israel's attacks.
"The region is already on edge as Israel makes a new push to eliminate the Iranian-backed militant group Hamas in Gaza after 20 months of fighting."
"So is Iran now fighting from a weakened position?"

"Iran’s best hope is to stop its retaliation and find a diplomatic solution."

"The mutual threats reflected the risks of a dramatic escalation in the conflict, as US-Iranian negotiations planned before the war in Oman were abandoned after Tehran said they would be “meaningless”."

"Initial assessments indicate that Israel’s strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility were extremely effective, going far beyond superficial damage to exterior structures and knocking out the electricity on the lower levels where the centrifuges used to enrich uranium are stored, two US officials told CNN."
"The deceit that has led to this moment has been open and unabashed."

"Famine worsens, the siege intensifies, and the dead are everywhere."
"The most troubling possibility is that Netanyahu fully intends for this escalation to spiral into a wider war, with Iran or its proxies drawing the U.S. into the conflict by attacking American military assets or killing U.S. citizens in Israel."

"The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Friday after Israeli attacks on Iran."
"Israel has issued a stark warning to Iran amid escalating attacks, stating that if Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn."

"Videos show destruction in the aftermath of Iranian missile strikes that hit sites across Israel, in response to continued Israeli attacks on Iran since Friday."

"Explosions and air raid sirens are being heard again in Iran and Israel as the two nations continue to exchange missiles and drones, a day after the Israeli military killed top Iranian generals and nuclear scientists in the worst such escalation in decades."
"Video shows flames and heavy smoke rising near Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport after Israel appeared to target the facility in an early morning attack."

"Instead, he’s managing multiple wars while his diplomatic initiatives collapse in real time."
"The UK government has already said that Britain did not provide military support to Israel’s attack on Iran or help shoot down Iranian drones."
"Iran has warned the US, UK and France that their military bases and ships will be targeted if they help block the Iranian missile and drone retaliation for Israel’s attack, threatening to widen an already bloody war over Tehran’s nuclear programme."
"Iran has struck Israel with barrages of missiles, a day after an Israeli onslaught against its nuclear and military facilities killed top generals and scientists."

"Iran says dialogue over its nuclear programme with the United States is “meaningless” after Israel launched its biggest-ever military strike against Iran, which Tehran accuses Washington, DC, of supporting."
"Netanyahu might have destroyed Trump’s chance at making a deal with Iran – and the prime minister has increased the likelihood of yet another disastrous war."
"The attack was much longer in the making – the result of years of meticulous planning by Israel and days of high-stakes talks between Tel Aviv and Washington, according to officials CNN spoke to in both countries."
"Israel has launched an unprovoked assault on Iran, including strikes on nuclear facilities and assassinations of several senior military commanders and scientists."
"Israel’s attack on Iran is described as part of a broad plan for regional escalation."

"Residents of nearby buildings walked past dragging suitcases and weighed down with backpacks."
"The new operation in Iran comes just 10 months after the service managed to sabotage thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, an attack that killed 37 people and injured about 3,000 others while crippling the militant Islamist organisation."
"The Israeli strikes on Iran throughout the day and the Iranian retaliation raised fears of a broader regional conflagration, although Iran’s allies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon have been decimated by Israel."
"The Israeli strikes on Iran, which Trump has all but explicitly endorsed, are now testing the president’s promise to be a harbinger of peace."
"Both Israel's brazen attack and Iran's unprecedented response have world leaders concerned that the fighting will only escalate."
"This is a threat to our existence."
"the potential for great destabilization in the region, not the stability that we all have been seeking."
"The attacks, which he described as a “declaration of war” and “a direct assault on international order”, had killed 78 people and injured more than 320."
"The operation, termed “Rising Lion,” signals a new phase in Israel’s efforts to transform extensive intelligence gathering into decisive military campaigns intended to outmaneuver its enemies throughout the Middle East."

"The fact that Israel actually plunged the dagger into the deceased is incidental."

"The operations have made the Mossad appear a nearly unstoppable force in Iran, capable of hitting at some of its highest-ranking officials and most sensitive sites."
"Iran’s nuclear program suffered one of its most serious setbacks in years on Friday, after Israel launched a series of airstrikes on nuclear sites, top scientists, and military officials in a dramatic escalation of its long-running campaign to contain Tehran’s atomic ambitions."

"Israel’s attacks on Iranian nuclear and military sites mark a significant escalation in regional tensions, and may reshape Tehran’s nuclear calculus."
"Israel has been threatening airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program for several decades."
"Iran launched a retaliatory attack against Israel with a barrage of missiles."
"This is the war Israel had prepared to wage, but in war, preparation is no insulation from devastation."

"The policy of attacking Iran is extremely popular, and there’s no real opposition to that in Israel."

"The attack left many analysts asking: why now?"

"Salami died in an air strike, according to Iranian media."
"Israel has demonstrated full intelligence dominance over Iran, and now has air superiority as well, placing Iran in a severe quandary."
"Iran retaliated late Friday by unleashing scores of ballistic missiles on Israel, where explosions flared in the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shook the buildings below."

"Iran retaliated by unleashing scores of ballistic missiles on Israel late Friday, with explosions flaring in the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shaking buildings below."
"The attacks landed hundreds of miles from Tel Aviv, with strikes continuing through the afternoon as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the bombardment could go on for days."
"Iran says it has launched waves of ballistic missiles towards Israel in retaliation for a major deadly attack on Tehran’s nuclear sites and military leaders."
"Israeli PM Netanyahu said Friday’s strike on Iran was months in the making and that the US was informed in advance."
"A projectile struck central Tel Aviv, resulting in a massive explosion that sent plumes of smoke towering into the air over the Israeli city’s skyline."
"The Israeli military has warned that “all of Israel is under fire” after Tehran launched retaliatory strikes on Friday, following Israel’s attacks on Iranian military and nuclear targets."
"Israel hit Iran’s nuclear facilities, killed several of the country’s top nuclear scientists, along with the head of the Revolutionary Guard and several military leaders, and damaged residential areas in Tehran."

"The Iranian leadership is likely still reeling from the losses it sustained."
"Iran has been installing thousands of these units, especially at Fordow, an underground enrichment facility built beneath 80 to 90 meters of rock."

"Trump framed the volatile moment in the Middle East as a possible “second chance” for Iran’s leadership to avoid further destruction."
"Everything about the June 13 attacks speaks to the Iranian regime’s incompetence."

"Israel has warned that its aerial assault on Iran, bombing nuclear facilities and air defences, killing military commanders and scientists, was “just the beginning” of an operation to smash the country’s nuclear programme, leaving the Middle East facing the prospect of a full-scale war."
"The combination of Israeli air power and intelligence neutralized Hezbollah’s offensive capabilities, preventing an immediate response that would have overwhelmed the Israeli home front."

"The complication for Israel is that Iran has had a long time to prepare, and its nuclear facilities are well defended."
"Netanyahu's lust for war as a solution to his myriad problems is nothing short of a threat to us all, one that extends far beyond Israel’s neighbors."

"Israel assassinated some of Iran’s most senior military generals and nuclear scientists in its attacks on the country."

"For many Iranians, often unaware they are living next to critical military or nuclear infrastructure, the attacks prompted great fear."
"The current incoherence and incomprehensibility of US foreign policy fuels instability and risks drawing adversaries towards fateful miscalculations."
"What is clear is that the confrontation has entered a new phase."
"Protesters chanted “Death to America” as Iran vowed severe retaliation."
"The IAEA has long accused Iran of violating its non-proliferation obligations, but on Thursday – for the first time in almost 20 years – its board passed a resolution officially declaring Iran in breach of those obligations."
"The attack unfolded at a particularly tense moment in the United States."
"Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire."

"The dominant mood was celebration, as military correspondents and analysts pored over satellite images and grainy video to discuss Israel’s targets, methods and the impact of their strikes."
"The IAEA concluded that it had “no credible indications of an ongoing, undeclared structured nuclear programme” and noted that senior Iranian officials had said that the use of nuclear weapons was incompatible with Islamic law."
"Trump called the strikes “excellent” and “a very successful attack,” stressing that his administration supported Israel “like nobody has ever supported it.”"

"Nations across the Middle East have condemned the Israeli strikes on Iran, calling for urgent de-escalation amid concerns that tit-for-tat retaliation could lead to a wider war with regional fallout."
"With residential areas heavily bombed and some buildings catching fire, authorities said a number of civilians, including children, were among those brutally killed."
"Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Israel’s strikes on Tehran and other cities will be met with a “legitimate and powerful response.”"
"The killing of the six Iranian scientists is only the latest in a long line of assassinations blamed on Israel."
"Global air traffic has been disrupted following Israel’s strikes on Iran Friday, with several major airlines suspending flights to and from locations in the Middle East and rerouting their planes to avoid much of the region’s airspace."
"Iranians awoke to bombs dropping across the country, as Israel launched a major attack on the country."
"Donald Trump has welcomed an appeals court ruling that temporarily returned control of California’s national guard to him, claiming it would keep Los Angeles from “burning to the ground”."
"Iran promised a harsh response to the barrage, and Israel said it was trying to intercept about 100 drones launched towards Israeli territory in retaliation."
"The response comes amid a hardening of the British line against Israel, with ministers having condemned its aid blockade of Gaza and placed sanctions on two members of the Israeli government."
"A group of protesters marched in the streets of Tehran calling for a military response to Israel’s “major attack” on Iran."

"In the moment of its greatest weakness, the Islamic Republic will struggle to project the regional swagger it has maintained for decades."
"The attack on Iran comes a few days before a fresh round of US-Iranian talks were due in Oman aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, which has expanded rapidly since 2018 when the US president, Donald Trump, withdrew from an international deal constraining it."

"Israel has launched an attack on Iran aimed at “dozens” of targets including its nuclear facilities, military commanders and scientists, claiming it took unilateral action because Tehran had begun to build nuclear warheads."
"He warned of risks to public safety and urged all sides to avoid further escalation."
"Several airlines have suspended or cancelled flights in the Middle East and some countries have shut their airspace after Israel launched a wave of air strikes on Iran."
"The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, expressed hope the attacks would trigger the downfall of Iran’s theocracy, saying his message to the Iranian people was that Israel’s fight was not with them, but with the “brutal dictatorship that has oppressed you for 46 years”."
"Iranians were shocked after being woken up by explosions as Israel attacked Tehran and other locations across Iran."

"Iran vowed to avenge the attack on its nuclear sites and the assassination in Tehran of its senior military leadership, saying it would respond forcefully and that the “end of this story will be written by Iran’s hand”."
"The situation for the people of Gaza is catastrophic."
"Israel has carried out a series of air strikes on Iran, targeting military facilities, nuclear sites and residential areas of the capital, Tehran, and killing at least two senior military commanders and top nuclear scientists."

"Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran early Friday morning, a decision with unpredictable consequences."
"Iran has responded by launching a drone swarm towards Israel."
"Israel’s attack on Iran has not only affected Iran, but the entire region."
"Israel says it has launched a ‘major strike’ on military and nuclear sites across Iran, killing top commanders and nuclear scientists."

"The Israeli strikes have also highlighted the split within the Democratic Party on Israel, as some lawmakers voiced unreserved backing for the US ally despite criticism by their colleagues."
"The surge illustrates both immediate supply concerns and a growing sense that negative headlines could extend the timeline for escalation unlike prior Israel-Iran episode."
"The assault in the early hours of Friday also hit residential sites, injuring at least 50 people, according to Iran’s Tasnim state news agency."
"Israel’s attack on Iran is seen as part of a broad plan for regional escalation."
"The region now stands at a precipice of a catastrophic, all out war."
"The aggression has led to fears of a wider military conflict in the region, with Tehran promising a “harsh response”."

"Circumstances have changed, and the country that changed them is Israel."

"Their deaths will send shockwaves through the nation’s military establishment and could seriously hamper the Islamic Republic’s ability to respond to Israel’s attacks."
"The Israeli strike, in the end, could have more far-reaching consequences, scuttling not just the talks themselves, but any chance of an entente between the U.S. and Iran."

"Security concerns had risen since Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. personnel were being moved out of the region because “it could be a dangerous place” and that Tehran would not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon."
"This is a disaster of Trump and Netanyahu’s own making, and now the region risks spiraling toward a new, deadly conflict."
"Israel said it was also targeting Iranian commanders and missile factories, and declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Tehran."
"The Israeli military has said it has completed the first stage of strikes that included attacks on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran."
"Israel has launched an attack on Iran aimed at “dozens” of targets including its nuclear facilities, claiming that Tehran had begun to build nuclear warheads."
"Israel carried out a “major strike” on Iran early Friday morning, hitting a range of targets in the capital, Tehran."
Emphasizes U.S. military support for Israel in intercepting Iranian missile attacks and defending against threats.
"Netanyahu now sees an opportunity to reshape that legacy once again and go down in history as the man who saved his country from nuclear annihilation, not the prime minister who presided over its darkest moment."

"A palpable tension settled over an eerily quiet Tel Aviv as residents anticipated another round of missiles to be fired from Iran, which is under intense attack from the Israeli military."
"Uneasy Israelis huddled over their phones for updates about the escalating conflict with Iran, while still trying to go about their lives and enjoy a bit of sunshine."

"Israel's defense minister warned that "Tehran will burn" if Iran continues retaliatory strikes on the Israeli "homefront," as fears grew of a long, disruptive conflict between the regional arch-enemies."
"Israel has issued a stark warning in response to Iran's military actions, indicating a significant escalation in tensions between the two nations."

"Trump's shifting stance around the Israeli strikes, which he called "excellent" and "very successful" in a series of media interviews on Friday, offered one of the most striking examples yet of how he conducts high-stakes negotiations through both frank public rhetoric and behind-the-scenes maneuvers."
"The threat posed by Iran’s push to acquire such weapons has been a particular obsession of Mr Netanyahu’s."

"Israel’s defense minister warned Saturday that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles, as the two countries traded blows a day after Israel launched a blistering surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing a number of top generals."

"Israel's defense minister warned Saturday that "Tehran will burn" if Iran continues firing missiles at Israel."
"The first wave of Israeli military strikes launched Thursday likely inflicted serious damage on Iran’s nuclear program, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that air raids will continue for “as many days as it takes” to ensure Iran does not develop a nuclear arsenal."
"The offensive has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and displaced 90% of the population of some 2 million Palestinians, leaving them almost entirely reliant on international aid."
"The price of oil is already soaring."
"Israel’s ongoing airstrikes and Iran’s retaliation raised concerns about all-out war between the countries and propelled the region, already on edge, into even greater upheaval."
"Israel’s sweeping attack across Iran struck at the heart of Tehran’s nuclear program, delivering a blow to the country’s ability to enrich uranium and potentially setting its nuclear ambitions back by months or years."
"The impression left with multiple regional allied governments was that the Trump administration was trying to distance itself from the military action and the fallout that might occur as a result, including unintended consequences for allies in the region — particularly those that host U.S. forces."
"The Israeli military targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, research scientists and senior military commanders in dozens of preemptive airstrikes early Friday morning in what it dubbed "Operation Rising Lion.""
"Smoke rises from residential areas in Tel Aviv after Iran launched a retaliatory attack on Friday."

"The United States indicated that it was aware of Israel's plans to strike Iran — but said it was not involved in the military operation that threatened to destabilize the region and derail the administration's diplomatic efforts."
"Israel’s multilayered air-defense system was tested Friday night as Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel, with some reportedly landing in the city of Tel Aviv."
"It all adds up to a demonstration of the quandary facing Trump as he and other elected Republicans seek safe political turf."
"The attacks have once again plunged the volatile region into uncharted waters."
"The direct Israeli operation, which Tel Aviv has said will continue, now threatens an even further escalation between the two countries, risking an all-out war that could drag in the U.S. military."

"The operation's goal, Netanyahu stated, was to "strike at the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program.""
"The political perils of taking sides in the early stages of what Israel says could be a sustained campaign were underscored by the reluctance of some MAGA figures to deal with the question head-on."
"We’re seeing cracks in what is usually a united front."

"Trump is an expert dealmaker, a negotiator without equal, and he would finesse peace where all others failed."
"Israel's airstrikes on Iran early Friday targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, scientists and senior military commanders, the Israeli military said."
"The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran, two U.S. officials said Friday."

"Trump's strategy, at the moment, appears to be hoping that the military action jolts Iran into making new concessions – a delicate dance of distancing the US from Israel's actions while still trying to use them to gain advantage at the negotiating table."
"The ongoing war in Gaza has prompted new scrutiny of US military aid to Israel."

"The world's nuclear stockpiles have been decreasing over the past few decades as non-proliferation agreements and treaties took hold after the end of the arms race during the Cold War."
"Israel has launched strikes against Iran targeting its nuclear program."
"The Israeli military also hit military bases around Iran, and it claims to have damaged the Natanz uranium enrichment plant."
"The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran."
"The Trump administration is not the U.S. government I would have hoped for in this crisis."

"There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end."
"The rise of denied-area drone systems is not just a military tactic—it’s a paradigm shift."
"Trump is telling Iran there "is still time" to make a deal over the country's nuclear program after Israel launched large attack on the country's nuclear sites."
"The Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes against Iran on Friday in a dramatic escalation of their long-running conflict, raising fears of another war in the Middle East."
"The attacks preempted what Israel assessed to be an imminent nuclear threat from Iran."

"Israeli strikes on Iran on Friday and Tehran’s vows of reprisals have brought the two Middle East adversaries closer to an all-out war, which also threatens to draw in the United States, at least to some degree."

"The prime minister said: "The reports of these strikes are concerning and we urge all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently.""
"The back-and-forth could escalate to be among the most severe clash between Israel and Iran, which have been adversaries for decades."
"The Israeli strikes killed top Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists ahead of planned negotiations in Oman on Sunday aimed at addressing international concerns over Iran's uranium enrichment program."
"The attack has resulted in significant casualties and has escalated tensions in the region."

"Israel's attack comes as tensions have escalated over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, which Israel sees as a threat to its existence."

"The Israel Defense Forces said Iran launched more than 100 UAVs toward Israel and was working to intercept them."
"The collapse of Iran’s proxy network, coupled with Iran’s new vulnerability, created an opportunity for Israel to strike."

"Israel's strikes in October and April 2024 hit key S-300 air defense networks in Iran and equipment used to make solid fuel for ballistic missiles."
"Now they have launched a full-scale campaign on Iran that could last for days, without clear American backing, plunging the region into turmoil."

"The strikes early Friday set off explosions in the capital of Tehran as Israel said it was targeting Iranian nuclear and military facilities."

"Gen. Hossein Salami was the chief of one of the country’s most powerful centers, and his death was a tough blow to Iran’s embattled leadership, which has had a series of setbacks in the past 20 months of Middle Eastern war and unrest."

"Israel has attacked Iran, targeting Tehran's nuclear program according to the Israeli government."
"The way forward is even more clouded now."
"The attack came one day after the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors censured Iran for the first time in 20 years for not working with its inspectors."

"Netanyahu said Iran had taken steps in recent months to weaponize enriched uranium and was on the cusp of developing a nuclear weapon within months to a year."
"The strikes came as the Trump administration has been seeking to negotiate an agreement with Iran's government to limit the country's nuclear program."
"Israel hit Iran's nuclear program in the strikes, IDF said."
"Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites."

"The tension has already been high across the region."
"The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program."

Emphasizes Israel's military operations against Iran, targeting nuclear facilities and military leaders.
"We can expect more attacks of this nature to continue."
"Israel and Iran continued to exchange missile strikes on June 14 and into June 15."

"The Shahran depot is one of Iran’s key fuel sites, reportedly consisting of 11 tanks that produce around 7 million liters of oil a day."
"It has never been weaker. This is your opportunity to stand up and let your voices be heard."
"Iranian officials said on Friday that the United States “shall be held fully accountable” for its support of Israel after the nation took out key Iranian nuclear facilities and killed government leaders in a series of air strikes this week."

"The missile barrage resulted in casualties, including fatalities and injuries among the residents of Tamra, highlighting the ongoing violence and instability in the region."

"Netanyahu emphasized the shift in Iran’s internal posture as Israel’s military pressure mounts."
"Trump emphasized that peace cannot be achieved if Iran possesses a nuclear weapon, directly addressing Republicans who oppose military action against Iran."

"This creates a solid foundation for a political one."
"The offensive has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and displaced 90% of the population of some 2 million Palestinians, leaving them almost entirely reliant on international aid."
"Israel bombed key Iranian gas fields and oil refineries, which Tehran uses to generate over $50 billion a year—hundreds of millions of which it uses to fund terror groups—in a fresh wave of airstrikes that destroyed more than "150 targets and over 400 separate assets," according to the Israel Defense Forces and Iranian media."
"If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn."
"Direct bombing of a facility that stores nuclear fuel represents a major blow to Iran’s nuclear program – but also risks radioactive spills."
"Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Saturday that ‘Tehran will burn’ if Iran continues launching missile attacks against Israel, according to reports."
"This campaign is unlike anything the country has done before."
"Israel’s defense minister warned Saturday that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles, as the two countries traded blows a day after Israel launched a blistering surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing several top generals."
"Israeli officials said on Saturday that their operation against the Iranian regime could end within “days” as the Israeli Air Force continues to exert dominance over Iranian airspace and take out missile launchers and nuclear facilities."

"Despite the current military actions and heightened tensions, it is clear that the only sustainable path forward — for Iran, for Israel, the entire region, and the international community — is one grounded in dialogue and diplomacy to ensure peace, stability, and cooperation."
"What we saw tonight was truly unspeakable in terms of the escalation ladder of what is about to happen."
"This is what it feels like to be in Tel Aviv as war takes hold."

"For Israel, this is a fight for survival."

"The attack and its political fallout overshadowed the earlier incident involving Padilla, which had galvanized Democrat outrage."
"If it achieves its greater goals, Israel will not only mete out justice for the countless lives ruined by Tehran’s murderous fanatics and devastate one of its—and America’s—greatest foes."

"The world is safer today because of Israel’s actions."
"What we saw tonight was truly unspeakable in terms of the escalation ladder of what is about to happen."
"The fact that the second wave of Iranian retaliation was less than the first is a good sign."
"The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced Israel’s strikes on Iran as “unprovoked military strikes against a sovereign UN member state, its citizens, peaceful cities, and nuclear energy infrastructure.”"
"Mark Levin’s warnings have been proven right, as Israel’s decisive strike underscores the urgent threat he foresaw in Iran’s nuclear ambitions."
"Israel had to strike Iran now because the Islamic republic was close to creating a nuclear weapon."
"Trump expressed confidence that the recent Israeli airstrikes on Iran would lead to improved chances for a nuclear deal, suggesting that Iran's leadership is now more likely to negotiate due to the significant losses they suffered."
"Iran has vowed to avenge them."
"Trump and Netanyahu are now appearing to be on the same page, preparing for the possibility of a prolonged war, which would bring its own set of domestic problems."

"Dozens in Israel were injured in the attack."

"Israel hit about 100 targets in Iran on June 13, including nuclear facilities and military command centers and killing senior figures including the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists."
"Trump pressured Iran to cut a deal on its nuclear activity, warning that the next round of Israeli attacks would be even more brutal."
"There is radioactive and chemical contamination at the site."

"Israel's alarming decision to launch airstrikes on Iran is a reckless escalation that risks igniting regional violence."
"It is increasingly dangerous to allow Chinese companies and individuals to own land - especially near our military bases and critical infrastructure."
"Israel’s multilayered air-defense system was tested Friday night as Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel, with some reportedly landing in the city of Tel Aviv."
"Israel launched multiple waves of air strikes across Iran on June 13 that targeted the Islamist power’s nuclear program, key military sites, and some residential areas."

"Iran is quite simply reeling, and the only question now is how far will Israel go, and to what end?"

"Israel’s surprise attack on Iran ranks among the Jewish people’s greatest feats, alongside Moses’ parting of the Red Sea, former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman said Friday."
"The idea of a nuclear weapon in the hands of the Iranian regime is a terrifying notion."

"And the world should be ever thankful to Mr. Netanyahu and the Jewish state for defending freedom and civilized values for all of us."

"Air raid sirens blared across Israel Friday afternoon as Iran launched roughly 200 ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other cities in response to the Jewish state's surprise strike on Tehran's contested nuclear sites."

"The ranks of Democrats behind him are thinning."

"The United States is assisting Israel in shooting down missiles coming from Iran as the two countries trade strikes in an escalating conflict."

"Lawmakers and mainstream media figures were blasted online Friday morning over some of their responses to the development that Israel executed a widespread bombing campaign against key Iranian targets."
"The U.S. is offering assistance to Israel against hundreds of missiles launched in a retaliatory attack from Iran, according to an email from a U.S. official to Blaze News."
"Mossad quietly laid the groundwork for the country’s massive military campaign against Iran by building a "secret explosive drone base" near Tehran that destroyed a bevy of ballistic missile launchers, preventing Tehran from quickly retaliating against the Jewish state."

"We're doing the Middle East a big favor tonight, and not only the Middle East, beyond the Middle East as well, because this is a very, very bad actor connected to the axis of evil against the United States, Russia, China."
"These highly targeted attacks represent the technological sophistication of Israel’s intelligence apparatus and military."

"The resolution was submitted by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany."

"The Axios report claimed that the Trump administration had only pretended to distance itself from Israel and the possibility of a strike on Iran while seeking a nuclear deal with the Muslim country."
"Israel’s military operations against Iran’s proxies surrounding the Jewish state over the last year and a half changed its calculations as it relates to a direct confrontation with Tehran."

"Iran has threatened to hit U.S. bases in the Middle East should Israel once again directly strike the Persian nation, raising concerns over potential military escalation."
"The goal, they say, was to convince Iran that no attack was imminent and make sure Iranians on Israel’s target list wouldn’t move to new locations."

"An Israeli woman who was critically injured when Iran retaliated against Israeli strikes on its nuclear and military sites died from her wounds Friday night, the first Israeli civilian death of the conflict."
"The U.S. is all but guaranteed to get involved at least in a defensive posture to help Israel repel Iran’s countermoves, and Ayatollah Alli Khamenei has vowed to bring Israel "to its knees.""
"The US is reportedly assisting Israel in intercepting incoming ballistic missiles amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel."
"The randomness of strikes in residential neighborhoods have terrified Iranians."
"Israel’s massive strike on Iran’s nuclear program, codenamed “Operation Rising Lion,” is a stunning rebuke to the Obama (and later Biden) administration’s nuclear deal with the Mullahs."

"A Fox News camera crew was forced to take cover live on-air as Iran launched counter strikes against Israel on Friday."
"Iran launched its response Friday to Israel’s attacks, launching waves of ballistic missiles that set off warnings across Israel for residents to take shelter."

"Damage has been reported in Tel Aviv."

"Israel has done the hard work to prevent that from happening, from not dragging the United States into a war, and now not to face the same kinds of tools they would have faced two years ago in the event that this had been necessary."

"Khamenei’s death would pose an even greater challenge to the Islamic Republic’s stability than Ruhollah Khomeini’s passing in 1989."

"Iran retaliated against Israel on Friday in response to Israel’s comprehensive strike against Tehran’s leadership and nuclear assets."

"The Fordow strikes are part of a new round of Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure."

"According to the poll, which was first shared with Fox News on Friday, 45% of those questioned said they would support Israel conducting targeted airstrikes against Iran's nuclear facilities if diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran fail."
"The reported strike on Fordow came hours after Israel carried out extraordinary strikes that eliminated Iran’s senior military leadership."

"President Donald Trump said he thinks Israel's strike on Iran probably improved the chances a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal will come to fruition."
"Trump urged Iran to make a deal or face "even more brutal" attacks by Israel, while also keeping the door open for negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program."
"The resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cited the Iranians’ failure to properly disclose their nuclear material or activities."
"The competing intelligence narratives reflect deep uncertainty about Iran’s intentions and even more uncertainty about what comes next."
"The attacks targeted several Iranian military bases and the homes of key military command personnel in an attempt to disrupt the Iranian government’s capacity to build a nuclear bomb."
"Hezbollah announced Friday that it has no plans to retaliate after Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities."

"The operation also killed six top nuclear scientists and more than a dozen senior commanders tied to Iran's ballistic missile and drone programs, according to Israeli officials."
"Opponents of the Iranian regime seem to be rejoicing over the demise of leaders with a history of hangings, torture, and imprisonment of protesters."

"Israeli defense officials now say the mission represents one of the most successful intelligence-military integrations in the country’s history."
"Israel launched an unprecedented decapitation strike of head Iranian figures as part of its wider strikes against Iran, taking out the country’s top nuclear scientists and military leaders."

"The nearly simultaneous operations amounted to a stunning campaign of clandestine warfare that left Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s regime almost completely defenseless."

"Airlines are diverting flights away from the airspace of multiple Middle Eastern countries on Friday following Israel’s surprise airstrikes on Iran."
"President Donald Trump said he was in good spirits following Israel's punishing strike on Iran's nuclear facilities Thursday evening."

"Israel claimed it tricked some of the Iranian leaders into gathering for a meeting so they take them out."

"The criticism from Democrats drew a strong rebuke from director emeritus of the Anti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman, who said he was “shocked and flabbergasted.”"

"The Israeli military on Friday claimed to have killed the Iranian Armed Forces’ chief of staff, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ commander, and the commander of Iran’s Emergency Command."

"Iran confirmed it will not end its nuclear programs despite the overnight attacks by Israel on its atomic facilities."
"The Trump administration’s handling of Israel’s (wise) decision to launch this long overdue attack on the terrorist state of Iran and its deadly nuclear program (including Iran’s nuclear scientists), has been brilliant."
"This development is deeply concerning."
"The strikes marked the first phase of Operation Rising Lion, a "historic preemptive strike" aimed at eliminating an existential nuclear threat, a military official said in a briefing on Friday."

"There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end."
"What began in the early hours with sirens and a nation moving to its shelters is now an unprecedented military and geopolitical rupture."

"The forces in the region have been taking precautionary measures for days, including having military dependents voluntarily depart regional bases, in anticipation of the strikes and to protect those personnel in case of a large-scale response from Tehran."
"Members of the House's progressive "Squad" are denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "war criminal" after his government launched attacks on Tehran and surrounding areas."
"Either way, Trump is in a sticky wicket indeed."

"Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire."

"Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a historic attack on Iran with the goal of stopping Tehran from developing nuclear weapons."
"The targeted attacks on Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure early Friday took out two top Iranian generals, inflicting a significant blow to Tehran's governing theocracy."
"Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that Israel’s strikes "constitute a violation of Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter and a blatant act of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran."
"The Iranian government claimed that the attacks were a "blatant violation of international law and a terrorist attack" that "resulted in the martyrdom of citizens, commanders, and nuclear scientists.""
"It is a point to mark that Iran has a large and brilliant population, and even in the thick of the fight Mr. Trump beckons the regime onto a peaceful quest to build a successful country."

"There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end."
"This is peak Trump Derangement Syndrome in action, ladies and gentlemen: We’re paying for this, but it shows that Trump has no control over the Middle East, but also Trump caused this."
"Quite a short-lived victory at that, it must be noted."
"Leading GOP senators bluntly declared their support for Israel’s strikes targeting Iran on Thursday night, stating that Israel was helping America by attacking the anti-American terror regime that routinely chants, “Death to America.”"

"The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that three of Iran’s top military leaders were killed in early morning airstrikes carried out by Israel across Iran on June 13."
"By Friday, though, the pre-Sabbath buzz was back, and sentiment seemed to have swung behind the sense that Israel had pulled off a coup."

"Operation Rising Lion is a gift to the world — including, with luck, the Iranian people."

"The President is looking to see if there is retaliation, CENTCOM is on high alert, The US will defend itself and Israel if Iran retaliates."

"Numerous Democrats decried Israel’s Thursday night attack on Iran as the American ally destroyed one of the radical Islamic regime’s nuclear facilities and killed some of its top military leaders."

"In an unprecedented operation, Israel attacked Tehran's nuclear facilities and eliminated many nuclear scientists, as well as officers in Iran's senior military leadership."
"Escalation serves no-one in the region."
"Iranians opposed to the despotic tyrannical theocratic Iranian regime cheered the Israeli attack on Iran Thursday night."

"The president said he hopes Iran returns to the negotiating table, though Iran has signaled its intention to pull out of further talks."
"Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, said Friday that Israel will face “severe punishment” in retaliation for attacking the Islamic Republic."
"The streets of Tel Aviv were calm on Friday morning, even as the country's leaders warned the public to brace for Iranian retaliation after Israel launched a widescale attack on Iran."
"The streets of Tel Aviv were calm on Friday morning, even as the country's leaders warned the public to brace for Iranian retaliation after Israel launched a widescale attack on Iran."
"Iran is gearing up to produce tens of thousands of ballistic missiles within three years."
"This is an intolerable threat."
"The IDF has the obligation to act in defense of the civilians of Israel and will continue to do so."
"The strikes early Friday set off explosions in the capital of Tehran as Israel said it was targeting Iranian nuclear and military facilities."

"The death of Gen. Hossein Salami was a tough blow to Iran’s embattled leadership, which has had a series of setbacks in the past 20 months of Middle Eastern war and unrest."
"The way forward is even more clouded now."
"Israeli warplanes began carrying out airstrikes across Iran in the early morning hours on June 13 in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast as a critical measure to protect his nation."

"The collapse of Iran’s proxy network, coupled with Iran's new vulnerability, created an opportunity for Israel to strike."
"Salami was one of the most powerful people in Iran and a top military leader; his loss will significantly damage Iran’s military operations."
"Israel has risen like lions to defend ourselves."
"The question is whether the United States will eventually become involved in the event of a drawn-out conflict between Israel and Iran that lasts days or perhaps even weeks."

"Israel has reportedly targeted nuclear facilities across Iran, aiming to cripple the regime’s ambitions to potentially obtain nuclear weapons, according to CNN."
"Israel carried out preemptive strikes against Iran Thursday, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) saying that dozens of Air Force jets completed the “first stage” on multiple military targets."
"The Natanz Nuclear Facility – one of Tehran’s key nuclear sites and which has been flagged by security experts that in coordination with the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to produce 11 nuclear weapons within a month – has been hit in the strikes, though the extent of the damage remains unknown."
"Israel launched the opening salvo in a massive military campaign against Iran and its nuclear program late Thursday evening, bombing dozens of military targets that included the homes of senior Iranian political and military officials, as well as two major nuclear sites."
"The IDF has launched a preemptive, precise, combined offensive based on high-quality intelligence to strike Iran's nuclear program, and in response to the Iranian regime's ongoing aggression against Israel."

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Operation Rising Lion targeted more than a dozen locations across Iran, including major nuclear facilities in Natanz, Khondab, and Khorramabad, as well as military bases and homes of senior commanders. Key outcomes included the deaths of top Iranian military leaders such as IRGC commander Hossein Salami and Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri, and the destruction or damage of key nuclear and military infrastructure.
Iran retaliated by launching over 100 missiles towards Israel, causing some casualties and damage. Many of these missiles were intercepted by Israeli defenses, with U.S. military assistance. The retaliatory strikes mark a significant escalation in the conflict between the two nations.
The U.S. military is assisting Israel with intercepting incoming Iranian missiles but has confirmed that it was not involved in the initial strikes on Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated U.S. non-involvement in the offensive operations.
Global leaders have expressed concern over the potential for a wider regional war. The situation has led to calls for de-escalation amid ongoing military actions, and there is heightened risk of broader conflict destabilizing the Middle East.
Operation Rising Lion is unprecedented in its scale and tactics, combining on-ground infiltration (including Mossad operations and smuggled commandos), domestic sabotage, and remote aerial precision strikes—all synchronized to cripple Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure. It is the largest attack on Iran since the Iran-Iraq War.
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